NYE is not an event I really celebrate all that much. It seems arbitrary to me that a year ends and a new year begins. In my mind, every day is the beginning of a new day, year, whatever. I don’t make resolutions. I don’t like parties in general. I certainly don’t like drinking and driving and being on roads with others who have been drinking and driving. I just like to stay home, hopefully with loved ones (which hasn’t been the case very frequently) and maybe watch some of the fireworks on TV. Usually not even that. Or the ball drop. I do, generally, stay up until past midnight, but that’s because I am a night owl.
Has anyone heard of the “eating grapes under a table” superstition? Someone on threads mentioned it. Eat 12 grapes under a table in under a minute if you want love or money. Red grapes for love, green grapes for money. Can one eat 24 grapes in under a minute and get the luck for both? I am debating giving this a shot. So far I haven’t been particularly lucky in love this past year. Money has been ok, but I sm still not rich. Hahaha, not even close to well off. Anyway, I am happy to hear your thoughts. (No grapes for me)
So far, not a lot has happened today. I slept in because I can. Not doing Door Dash, though damaging to my bottom line, is really good for my mental health. And my toes. But that is another story. I did think a bit. I have things to do, I even made a little list. And I might do some of those items this afternoon. I have a dinner engagement this evening, so I probably will take a shower at some point as well. Oh, I reran the roomba and started trying to put the kitchen back together. It was all a jumble after I was away for one week. One week! And I received my held mail. It wasn’t a lot. There was one income tax item. And one bill. And one Christmas card which I couldn’t read because the text was so small! But I will get out my magnifying glass and read it at some point. That’s three actual physical Christmas cards I got this year! (Maybe four)
Another upside I just realized about not dashing, is that I won’t have to charge my car as often or as much. Potentially saving a few shekels.
What a lovely dinner party. SM invited a bunch of people over for an early New Year’s party. We had nibbles and chat before dinner. Dinner was salad, pears, mushroom soup, asparagus, focaccia and pistachio cake. Yum! Good food, good company.
On the way home, I intended to stop at Wegman’s and stock up on some things for the rest of my New Year’s Celebrations. I even had checked to see what time the store was closing. The website said midnight. But when I got there at 8:30 or so it was closed. Oh well. I did not do a good job preparing for New Year’s. Which is ok. I don’t really have big plans except to go to sleep sometime in 2026.
Augustus for President: I did very little today towards the campaign. Mostly thinking.
Still Life 